Vehicle-support.



G. G. HILL.

VEHICLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED mus, 1912.

1,054,545, Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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VEHICLE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED 11111115. 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIC.

GROVER C. HILL, OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY.

VEHICLE-SUPPORT.

To all whom it ma g concern State of Kentucky, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Vehicle-Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

An object of the invention is to provide a device for supporting avehicle to elevate the driving wheel thereof with respect to the ground.

The invention embodies, among other features, a device more particularlyadapted for use in connection with vehicles such as motorcycles and inwhich a structure is employed whereby the rear driving wheel of themotorcycle, including the rear portions of the frame of the vehicle, canbe elevated a distance from the ground and as conveniently returned tothe ground. In the further disclosure of the invention reference is tobe had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of thisspecification, in which similar characters of reference designatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a vehicle showing my devicemounted thereon and in normal position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showingthe device in supporting position; Fig. 3 is a sectional view takensubstantially on line 33 in Fig.1, and looking in the direction of thearrow; Fig. a is a detail view of the crank member, showing the same inelevation; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 in Fig. 1;Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 66 inFig. 1; andFig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7-7 in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the views, I employ a vehicle support 10for connection with the frame 11 of a motorcycle 12, having a drivingwheel 13 mounted thereon in the usual manner, the said driving wheel inthis instance constituting the rear Wheel of the motorcycle.

Secured to a bar 14 of the frame 11 is a collar.15 provided with ahorizontally arranged sleeve 16 in which is journaled a shank 17 of acrank member 18, the free end of the shank 17 being adapted to projectbeyond an end of the sleeve 16 and having triangularly shaped burs 19formed thereon to receive an operating lever 20, said operating leverconsisting of a handle Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 5, 1912.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913. Serial No. 707,785.

portion 21, a shank 22 and a crank portion 23, the mentioned crankportion being similar to that portion of the crank member 18 projectedlaterally from the shank 17, the mentioned operating lever 20 being connected to the shank 17 by passing the free end of the shank through anopening formed in the operating lever 20 at the point of intersection ofthe shank 22 thereof and the crank portion 23, triangularly shapednotches being provided in the operatin lever to receive the burs 19,thus keying and rigidly securing the crank member 18 to the operatinglever 20 so that when the handle portion 21 of the operating lever isgrasped and operated, the crank member 18 will also be operated, asuitable lock nut 24 being mounted on the extremity of the shank 17 torigidly secure the same to the operat' ing lever 20.

The operating lever 20 extends upwardly adjacent a horizontal bar 25 ofthe frame 11 of the motorcycle 12 and secured to the said bar is a rack26 adapted to pass through an opening 27, formed in the upper end of thehandle portion 21 of the operating lever 20, a spring engaged pawl 28,provided with an integral handle 29, being mounted to swing on thehandle portion 21 of the operating lever 20 with the free end of thepawl adapted to engage the teeth of the rack 26,

for locking the operating lever 20 ina stationary posit-ion, thementioned rack 26 and pawl 28 constituting an ordinary pawl and rachetmechanism, as will be readily understood, it being further seen that'theupper end of the handle portion 21 is arranged immediately in front ofthe seat 30 provided for the reception of the operator of themotorcycle.

Secured to similar horizontal bars 31 of the frame 11 of the motorcycle12 are collars 32 having sleeves 33 swivelly mounted thereon, thisstructure being shown in detail in Fig. 5. Arranged to slidably extendthrough the sleeves are supporting members 34, said supporting membersbeing mounted on the frame of the motorcycle so that the wheel 13 willbe interposed therebetween, the mentioned supporting members beingfurther mounted so as not to interfere in any manner with the properoperation or rotation of the mentioned wheel. The upper ends of thesupporting members are reduced to form apertured lugs 35, the lug 35 ofone of thesupporting members being received in a fork 36 formed on thecrank member 18 and the lug 35 of the other supporting member beingreceived in a fork 37 formed on the crank portion 23 of the operatinglever 20, suitable pins 38 being passed transversely through the forks36, 37 and the respective lugs to journal the supporting members 34 011the crank portion 18 and the crank portion 23, suitable cotter pins 39being preferably mounted to pass through the horizontally arranged pins38 to secure the same in position and retain the supporting members 34in pivotal connection with the crank member 18 and the crank portion 23.

It will now be seen by referring to Fig. 1 that when the operating lever20 is in forward position the lower ends of the supporting members 3%will be spaced from the ground so that the wheel 13 will repose upon theground. Now if it is desired to elevate the wheel 13 from the ground,the handle 29 of the pawl 28 is swung rearwardly to disengage the pawlfrom the teeth of the ratchet 26 and a rearward pull is then exerted onthe operatin lever 20, thus through the medium of the crank member 18and the crank portion 23 of the operating lever 20, imparting a downwardmovement to the supporting members 34 to move the ends thereof intoengagement with the ground, thus elevating the wheel 13 from the ground,it being readily seen that the rear portion of the frame of the vehiclewill also be elevated when the operating lever 20 is swung into positionto move the supporting members 34 into supporting position, asmentioned. It will now be seen that the rear part of the vehicle isconveniently elevated from the ground in order that the driving wheel 13can be rotated while the vehicle remains in stationary position, theoperating lever 20 being held in locked position by the pawl and ratchetmechanism described heretofore. Now if it is desired to return the wheel13 to the ground, the pawl 28 is disengaged from the teeth of the rack26 and the operating lever 20 is returned to forward position, thusmoving the supporting members 8% upwardly and away from the ground andpermitting the wheel 13 to reengage the ground, the device being now ininitial or non-supporting position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that with a device of thecharacter described the driving wheel of the motorcycle can beconveniently raised or lowered relatively to the ground and although Ihave described my device as employed in connection with a motorcycle itwill be readily understood that the device can be also employed inconnection with other vehicles or devicesfor the purpose of supportingthe same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a vehicle support, the combination with a collar for connectionwith the frame of the vehicle, of a sleeve on the collar, a crank memberjournaled in the said sleeve, an operating lever provided with a crankportion and keyed to the said crank member, a plurality of collarssecured to the frame of the vehicle, sleeves swivelly mounted 011 thesaid collars, and supporting members mounted to slidably extend throughthe said swivelly mounted sleeves and having pivotal connection with thesaid crank member and the crank portion of the said operating lever.

2. In a vehicle support, the combination with a collar for connectionwith the frame of the vehicle, of a sleeve on the collar, a crank memberjournaled in the said sleeve, an operating lever provided with a crankportion and keyed to the said crank member, a plurality of collarssecured to the frame of the vehicle, sleeves swivelly mounted on thesaid collars, supporting members mounted to slidably extend through thesaid swivelly mounted sleeves and having pivotal connection with thesaid crank member and the crank portion of the said operating lever, arack mounted on the frame of the vehicle, and a spring-actuated pawlmounted on the said operating lever and movable to engage the said rackto retain the said operating lever in locked position.

3. In a vehicle support, the combination with a crank member for'pivotalconnection with the frame of the vehicle, of an operating lever forrigid connection with the said crank member so that when the saidoperating lever is operated the said crank member will be operated,sleeves swivelly mounted on the frame of the vehicle, and supportingmembers mounted to slidably extend through the said sleeves and havingpivotal connection with the said crank member and said operating lever.g

at. In a vehicle support, the combination with a crank member forpivotal connection with the frame of the vehicle, of an operating leverfor rigid connection with the said crank member so that when the saidoperating lever is operated the said crank member will be operated,sleeves swivelly mounted on the frame of the vehicle, supporting membersmounted to slidably extend" through the said sleeves and having pivotalconnection with the said crank member and said operating lever, andmeans on the frame of the vehicle and adapted to be engaged by theoperating lever to secure the same 1n locked position. e W

5. In a vehicle support, the combination with a crank shaped operatinglever for pivotal connection with the frame of a vehicle, of supportingmembers for connection of supporting members for connection with withthe said operating lever, and sleeves sWivelly mounted on the frame ofthevehicle and adapted to slidably receive the said supporting memberstherethrough' 6. In a vehicle support, the combination with a crankshaped operating lever for pivotal connection With the frame of avehicle,

ing members therethrough, and means for securing the said operatinglever in locked position relatively to the frame of the vehicle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GROVER C. HILL.

'WVitnesses:

C. A. GLAHN, E. A. MCCORMICK.

the said operating lever, sleeves sWivelly mounted on the frame of thevehicle and adapted to slidably receive the said support- 1 Copies ofthis patent may be obtained in five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents.

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